Individual Details
John Preston PRATHER
(5 Aug 1891 - 20 Dec 1982)
Events
| Birth | 5 Aug 1891 | Melrose, Monroe Co., IA |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Cedar Twp., Lucas Co., IA | |||
| Census | 1905 | Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Cedar Twp., Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Cedar Twp., Lucas Co., IA | |||
| Marriage | 26 Nov 1924 | Bessie May BREWER | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Cedar Twp., Lucas Co., IA - Bessie May BREWER | | ||
| Living | 1936 | Cedar Twp., Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Cedar Twp., Lucas Co., IA - Bessie May BREWER | | ||
| Living | 1942 | Cedar, Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Living | 1981 | Chariton, Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Death | 20 Dec 1982 | Chariton, Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Burial | 23 Dec 1982 | Chariton Cemetery, Chariton, Lucas Co., IA | |  | |
| Obituary | 6 Jan 1983 | Herald-Patriot - Chariton, Lucas Co., IA |
Families
| Spouse | Bessie May BREWER (1901 - 1981) |
| Child | John "Jack" PRATHER Jr. (1925 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Evelyn May PRATHER (1940 - 2011) |
| Child | Douglas Franklin "Doug" PRATHER (1943 - 2021) |
| Father | Philo Preston PRATHER (1861 - 1896) |
| Mother | Mary J. ETTER (1862 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Isaac Franklin PRATHER (1887 - 1936) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary; Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958 (FamilySearch); gravestone shows just 1891.Census
Age 13Census
Age 18, living with mother.Marriage
From husband & wife's obituaries.Census (family)
John P Prather 39Bessie M Prather 27
John Prather 4-4/12
Isaac F Prather 43 [brother]
Living
From brother Isaac's obituary.Census (family)
J P Prother 48Bossie Prother 39
John Prother 14
Nobert Prother 7
Mary Evilyn Prother 2
Living
From: United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (FamilySearch).Living
From husband's obituary.Death
From obituary; gravestone shows just 1982.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83129263.